Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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