Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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