Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses 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 issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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