Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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