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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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