Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. 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 struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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