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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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