Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers 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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