Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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