Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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