Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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