Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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