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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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