Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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