Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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