Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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