Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are 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 many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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