Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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