Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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