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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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