Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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