Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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