Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major 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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