Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free 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 have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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