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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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