Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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