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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online 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 massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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