Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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