Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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