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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always 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 learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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