Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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