Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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