Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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