Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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