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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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