Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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