Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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