Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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