Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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