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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC 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 variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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