Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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