Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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