Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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