Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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