Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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