Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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