Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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