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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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