Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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