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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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