Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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