Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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