Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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