Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates 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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