Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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