Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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