Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students 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 distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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