Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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