Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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