Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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