Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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