Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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