Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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