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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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