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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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