Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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