Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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