Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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