Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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