Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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