Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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