Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The latest historical trends in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.

There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the opportunities associated with these MOOCs and OERS. For more details please visit this Elearning site.

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