Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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