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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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