Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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