Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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