Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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