Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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