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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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