Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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