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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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