Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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