Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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