Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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