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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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