Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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