Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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