Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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