Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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