Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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