Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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