Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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