Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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