Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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