Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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