Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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