Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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