Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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