Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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