Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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