Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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