Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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