Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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