Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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