Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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