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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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