Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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