Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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