Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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