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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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