Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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