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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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