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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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