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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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