Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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