Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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