Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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