Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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