Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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