Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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