Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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