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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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