Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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