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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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