Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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