Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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