Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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