Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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