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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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