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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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