Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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