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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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