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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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