Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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