Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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