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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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