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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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