Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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