Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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