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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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