Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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