Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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