Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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