Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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