Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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