Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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