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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with 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 institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC