Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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