Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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