Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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