Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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