Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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