Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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