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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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