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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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