Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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