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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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