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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key 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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