Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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