Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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