Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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