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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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