Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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