Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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