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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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