Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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