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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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