Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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