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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today 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 organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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