Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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