Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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