Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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