Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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