Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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