Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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