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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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