Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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