Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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