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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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