Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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