Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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