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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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