Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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