Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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