Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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