Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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