Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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