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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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