Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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