Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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