Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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