Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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