Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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