Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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