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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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