Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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