Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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