Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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