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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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