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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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