Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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