Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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