Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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