Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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