Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key 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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