Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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