Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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