Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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