Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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