Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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