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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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