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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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