Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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