Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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