Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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