Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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