Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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