Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are 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 several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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