Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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