Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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