Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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