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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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