Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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