Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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