Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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