Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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