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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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