Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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