Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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