Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches 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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