Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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