Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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