Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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