Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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