Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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