Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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