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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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