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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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