Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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