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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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