Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always 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 issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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