Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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