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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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