Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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