Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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