Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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