Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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