Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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