Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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