Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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