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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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