Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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