Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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