Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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