Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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