Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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