Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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