Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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