Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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