Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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