Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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