Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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