Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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