Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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