Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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