Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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