Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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