Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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