Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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