Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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