Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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