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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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