Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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