Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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