Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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