Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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