Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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