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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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