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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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