Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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