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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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