Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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