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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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