Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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