Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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