Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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