Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the 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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