Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about 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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