Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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