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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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