Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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