Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key 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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