Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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