Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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