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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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