Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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