Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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