Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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