Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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