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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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