Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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