Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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