Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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