Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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