Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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