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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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