Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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