Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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