Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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