Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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