Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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