Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key 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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