Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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