Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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