Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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