Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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