Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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