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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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