Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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