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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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