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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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