Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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