Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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