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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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