Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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