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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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