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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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