Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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