Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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