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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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