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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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