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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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