Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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