Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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