Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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