Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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