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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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