Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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