Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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