Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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