Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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