Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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