Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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