Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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