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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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