Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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