Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are 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 several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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