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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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