Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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