Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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