Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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