Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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