Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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