Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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