Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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