Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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