Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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