Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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