Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices