Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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