Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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