Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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