Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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