Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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