Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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