Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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