Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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