Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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