Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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