Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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