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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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