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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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