Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations 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 we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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