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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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