Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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