Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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