Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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