Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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