Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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