Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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