Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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