Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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