Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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