Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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