Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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