Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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