Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books