Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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