Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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