Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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