Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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