Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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