Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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