Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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