Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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