Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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