Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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