Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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