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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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