Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today 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 organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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