Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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