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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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