Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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