Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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