Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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