Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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