Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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