Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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