Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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