Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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