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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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