Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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