Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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