Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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