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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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