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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever 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 ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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