Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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