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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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