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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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