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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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