Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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