Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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