Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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