Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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