Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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