Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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