Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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