Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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