Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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