Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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