Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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