Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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