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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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