Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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