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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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