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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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