Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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