Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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