Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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