Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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