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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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