Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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