Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are 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 blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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