Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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