Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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