Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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