Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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