Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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