Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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