Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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