Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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