Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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