Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not 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 e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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