Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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