Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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