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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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