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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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