Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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