Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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