Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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