Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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