Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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