Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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