Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ghana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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