Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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