Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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