Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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