Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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