Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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