Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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