Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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