Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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