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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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