Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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