Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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