Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free 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 a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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