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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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