Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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