Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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