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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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