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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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