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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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