Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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