Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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