Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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