Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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