Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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