Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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