Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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