Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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