Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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