Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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