Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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