Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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