Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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