Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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