Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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