Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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