Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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