Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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