Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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