Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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