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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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