Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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