Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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