Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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