Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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