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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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