Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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