Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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