Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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