Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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